Today in Tirana, at the headquarters of the Albanian Football Federation (AFF), 11 UEFA member federations from Southeast Europe have gathered.

Through a post, the AFF announced that this meeting was within the Strategic Meeting of the UEFA member federations.

Likewise, all participants unanimously expressed their unwavering support for President Ćefer and the UEFA administration.

AFF announcement:

Eleven UEFA member federations from Southeast Europe gathered today in Tirana, at the headquarters of the Albanian Football Federation, for the strategic meeting of UEFA member federations.

Hosted by the President of the AFF and the vice-president of UEFA, Mr. Armand Duka, the meeting focused on critical aspects of UEFA’s football development strategy such as: the future format of UEFA club competitions after 2024 and the accompanying new solidarity programme, discussions on refereeing issues and future developments, comparison of sports and finance data and analysis and exploration of betting systems and developing opportunities for participating countries.

The meeting was attended by representatives from 11 national football federations, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and Albania.

After the presentations on these topics, the participating federations delved into discussions about the future of European football, where all participants unanimously expressed their unwavering support for President Ćefer and the UEFA administration.